The Hidden Words — §126

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 126 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٩) ﴿ ای پسران تراب ﴾ اغنيا را از ناله سحرگاهی فقرا اخبار کنيد که مبادا از غفلت بهلاکت افتند و از سدره دولت بی نصيب مانند * الکرم و الجود من خصالی فهنيئا لمن تزيّن بخصالی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(49) O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.

Translation Notes

پسران

psrán psr → “children”

literal: son; sons; children/sons

children 88% son 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence gleaningsGWB §436: children kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons the-hidden-wordsHW §115: OFFSPRING gleaningsGWB §168: Son

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “of dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 75% earth 12% clay 8% upon 2% lowly 2% ground 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the earth gleaningsGWB §637: dust and ashes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: their resting-place prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: ground the-hidden-wordsHW §115: dust-heap epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dust gleaningsGWB §488: the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itself

اغنيا

ighníá gh-n-y → “rich”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

wealthy 50% rich 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches gleaningsGWB §268: Thy wealth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: warble prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: hath been able to dispense with tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being rich will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of

ناله

nálh nálh → “lamentation”

literal: lamentation; lament; lamentation/sighing

lamentation 25% moaning 13% sighs 13% bemoaned 13% sighing 13% wept 13% sighed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: moaning gleaningsGWB §118: sighs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: bemoaned her plight the-hidden-wordsHW §154: wept with such a weeping will-and-testamentW&T §5: sighed gleaningsGWB §651: lamentation the-hidden-wordsHW §126: sighing

سحرگاهی

sḥrgáhí sḥrgáh → “many” Distinctive

literal: dawn/midnight

This form usually rendered as “midnight” (1 occurrences)

many 60% break 20% midnight 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: Many a dawn gleaningsGWB §395: at the break of day the-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: At many a dawn

فقرا

fqrá f-q-r → “of the poor”

literal: poor; poverty; matter

SE expanded to “of the poor”

poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poor gleaningsGWB §104: destitution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and my wretchedness the-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: matter gleaningsGWB §151: to this theme kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances

اخبار

ikhbár kh-b-r → “all-informed” Distinctive

literal: inform; informed

This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “have” (23 occurrences)

traditions 42% prophecies 11% have 11% prophesying 5% announced 5% sayings 5% prophesied 5% foretold 5% chronicles 5% informed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who is informed of all gleaningsGWB §111: prophecies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto us tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid up the-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unaware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: tidings gleaningsGWB §91: All-Perceiving.”…

کنيد

kníd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered از (iz), ناله (nálh), سحرگاهی (sḥrgáhí), فقرا (fqrá), اخبار (ikhbár), کنيد (kníd), مبادا (mbádá), از (iz), غفلت (ghflt), بهلاکت (bhlákt), افتند (iftnd) as “of, sighing, midnight, of the poor, Tell, lest, heedlessness, the path of destruction, lead them”

do 18% ye 18% taste 9% impart 9% know 9% thou 9% would 9% yourselves 9% cast 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: hath gleaningsGWB §672: impart kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: renounce him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §3: offered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: converteth into

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “heedlessness”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: this waywardness gleaningsGWB §382: grievously they have erred kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignored prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been careless the-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessness gleaningsGWB §412: the heedless ones

بهلاکت

bhlákt h-l-k → “deadly” Distinctive

literal: destruction; destroy; deadly

This form usually rendered as “perdition”, “tormented”, “destruction” (7 occurrences)

perdition 33% tormented 17% destruction 17% perished 17% path 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §29: hath well nigh consumed me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: died prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath well-nigh consumed me tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: consumed the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and perish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Deadly

افتند

iftnd iftádn → “have” Distinctive

literal: fall; fallen; fell

This form usually rendered as “become”, “lead” (2 occurrences)

become 50% lead 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: when tested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have fallen the-hidden-wordsHW §100: tested will-and-testamentW&T §51: have befallen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: seized the-hidden-wordsHW §126: lead them will-and-testamentW&T §3: calamity

دولت

dúlt d-w-l → “government”

literal: state; government; dominion

government 69% governments 8% state 4% fortune 4% dawlat 4% persian 4% wealth 4% dominion 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: Every nation gleaningsGWB §511: Powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of government the-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of State the-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereignty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: governments the-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealth

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered بهلاکت (bhlákt), افتند (iftnd), از (iz), سدره (sdrh), دولت (dúlt), بی (bí), نصيب (nṣíb), مانند (mánnd), الکرم (al-krm), الجود (al-júd) as “the path of destruction, lead them, of, Tree, of Wealth, deprive them, To give, to be generous”